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Aristeidis Karavas
Aristeidis Karavas

Reputation: 1956

TYPO3: How to create a complex custom content element from scratch

Creating a custom content elements is nowdays a very important thing and a lot of developers do not want to dependent on other extensions such as MASK or DCE. Dont't get me wrong these two extensions are remarkable, but it would be great if we all knew how to create our own content element.

TYPO3 does give you the ability to create you own content elements so the question is how do i do it? From start to the end. What do i have to do to create a complex content element?

What complex content element means? That means, storing the information in different tables and be able to get all the content in FrontEnd via relations.

Additionally, how to customize this content element in BackEnd. How to style it. Everything!

System: TYPO3 v8, v9, v10
Mode: Composer Mode, Non-composer mode
Target: Custom Content element

Upvotes: 1

Views: 482

Answers (1)

Aristeidis Karavas
Aristeidis Karavas

Reputation: 1956

I have tried make it as detailed as possible by breaking down every step, explaining almost every line of code and keeping a structure. Since this tutorial is huge, i have uploaded to my own website.

The website is still under Development so if you find something wrong feel free to report it.

What this tutorial contains:

  • The concept
  • Step 1: Add the content element on the list
  • Step 2: Add the content on the dropdown list
  • Step 3: Create the tables
  • Step 4: Create the TCAs // tt_content relation
  • Step 5: Register the icon
  • Step 6: Allow external tables
  • Step 7: Displaying the content in FrondEnd
  • Step 8: BackEnd view
  • Step 9: The extras
  • Conclusion

If you find something that it could be better formed, do not hesitate to contact me and suggest the changes.

The article: How to create custom content elements on TYPO3

Best regards

Upvotes: 1

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